dudhi (lauki) Muthia

Here comes my all time favourite quick gujarati recipe. U can serve it as a starter or breakfast recipe or farsan in a main thali. We can add as many vegetables as carrot,cabbage, Spinach.In Gujarat people make Muthiya from Leftover rice also,no need of any vegetable.

Ingredients:

Wheat flour: 1 cup (If bhakri flour or whole wheat flour is available thn best)

Besan : 1/2 cup

Oil : 3-4 tbsp

Lauki : 1/2 (medium size) or small (grated)

ajvain : 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder : 1 tsp

Ginger garlic and chili paste: 1 tbsp or as per taste

Sugar: 1 tbsp

salt as per taste

For seasoning and garnish:

Oil : 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds : 1 tbsp

asofeteda (hing) : a pinch

Sesame seeds : 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Recipe:

• First add oil , and other spices to Grated lauki.
• add both flours. make a very soft dough, no need to add water as lauki will have enough water content.
• Make equal size of roll type pieces from the dough
• Heat the steamer and place the muthias carefully
• Keep it on high flame for 10-15 mins
• check if it is cooked with a knife
• Let it cool down

seasoning:

• Cut the rolls in to small pieces
• Heat oil in a pan
• Add mustard seeds
• when it crackles add hing and sesame seeds
• Add the muthias to seasoning, stir fry for few mins
• Take out in a serving plate , garnish with coriander leaves
• serve with coriander- mint chutney or tomato sauce.

Tips:

• Make muthia dough when need to prepare, else it will become very loose b'coz of veggies water content.
• U can serve the steamed muthias without seasoning too
• Vegetable content should be more thn flour to taste best.